The manhunt for an escaped prisoner has ended after the inmate eluded police in New Orleans.
Authorities identified the inmate as 24-year-old Lorenzo Conner, an accused murderer with a diagnosed history of mental illness. Read more...

The owner of one French Quarter institution is buying another. Ralph Brennan — proprietor of Brennan's on Royal Street — is buying the Napoleon House, operated by the Impastato family since 1914. Read more...

Expenses for the governor's state police security detail have gone up under Gov. Bobby Jindal, as he travels across the country raising his profile for a possible presidential campaign.
Col. Mike Edmonson, the head of the Louisiana State Police, ...Read more

Indiana is taking heat for its new "religious freedom" law. Sarah Jane Brady, with the Forum for Equality, hopes Louisiana can learn from Indiana when they push a law in the upcoming session that protects discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. Read more...

New Orleans Police have arrested a Bourbon Street bouncer and a club patron after a fight. "The NOPD has arrested 37-year-old Christopher Dawkins and 31-year-old Bryon James Lombard Jr. (above) and booked them with charges including simple battery and aggravated battery... Read more

A report from the National Wildlife Federation provides evidence that sea turtles, dolphins, fish and birds are still suffering from the BP oill spill that occurred nearly five years ago. Lead author of the report, Ryan Fikes, says the number of Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests have declined... Read more

Authorities says a suspect escaped from a state transport van bringing the prisoner to New Orleans this morning. Police from multiple agencies have been searching for the escapee in the area near the jail. The van has a broken rear window. Read more...

The founder of a Lockport shipyard and an Alexandria bank executive have bought a bit of one of New Orleans' most famous restaurants. A news release says Galatoire's majority owner John Georges sold 10 percent of his stake to Bollinger Shipyards founder Donald "Boysie" Bollinger... Read more

Hours after calling on the public to help, police on the Northshore announced an arrest in a child pornography case. "The Covington Police Department, in cooperation with the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, would like to thank the public... Read more

A Louisiana man's bond is set at three-million dollars, and he faces up to 120 years in prison if convicted on child pornography charges. State Police trooper Matt Harris says during a search of 60-year-old Robert Childs' Bossier Parish home they found cameras that were... Read more

Louisiana's planned method for grading its preschool programs has "serious flaws," two education groups said Monday. It's reported a study by the groups says the proposed grading plan fails to detail how programs can be improved, ...Read more

A lawsuit seeking to block Louisiana's use of the Common Core education standards in public schools was dismissed Monday by a state district judge who said the legal challenge was filed too late. Read more...

A lawyer says last week's $3.2 million payment for Chinese drywall damage to seven houses is a good sign for thousands of others in at least six states. Plaintiffs' attorney Russ Herman says it now seems a matter of proving damages for up to 4,000 other people ...Read more

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office reports the arrest of a Metairie resident on charges of distributing child pornography. Deputies say Christopher C. Hurson was caught in an undercover operation with the help of Jefferson Parish Sheriff's investigators. Read more...

Louisiana's roads and bridges are beset by dwindling dollars, pressing needs and the lack of any sweeping solutions on the horizon. It's reported even amid a $12.3 billion backlog of transportation infrastructure projects, nearly $91 million is set to be diverted ...Read more

Going into what is supposed to be the biggest sales week of the crawfish season, processor Dexter Guillory says he is nothing but worried. One month into the peak season, during which the crawfish industry makes most of its money, an immigration kerfuffle... Read more

An injured hamstring will force outfielder Jake Fraley to sit out of Tuesday night’s Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic against Louisiana-Lafayette, but LSU coach Paul Mainieri said the injury "isn’t as bad as” it first appeared... Read more

The NFL has fined the Atlanta Falcons, stripped the organization of a draft pick and suspended team president Rich McKay from the league's competition committee beginning April 1 following the team's use of fake noise at home games. Read more...

Another spring weekend, another LSU football scrimmage in the books, and the advantage in the Tigers' third outing of the month went to Anthony Jennings and the LSU offense. Jennings completed 9 of 14 passes, according to Les Miles... Read more

Whoever first said "March Madness" sure nailed it. The 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament has been shear madness, and this past weekend's Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games had a little bit of everything in them. Now the Final Four teams are set to make one final weekend push to see who will be crowned champion of college hoops. Read More

Anthony Davis sat on the bench wearing a white, long-sleeve shirt over his Pelicans jersey and a satisfied smile on his face. It was the fourth quarter, and Davis was getting the type of rest he needed - and earned. Read more...

Kentucky needed extra innings to beat LSU Friday night in Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers and Wildcats were tied 3 - 3 at the end of nine innings. After a scoreless 10th, LSU finally got some runners on base in the 11th. Read more...